"The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing."-Lord Chesterfield
Canada geese are not native to the UK and were introduced from North America about 300 years ago as an addition to Charles II's waterfowl collection in St. James's Park. After the Second World War, they spread rapidly as changing agricultural practices and urban growth provided new habitats and now they are a familiar sight grazing in parks and meadows near fresh water bodies across the UK.
Geese are grazing birds that eat a variety of different items. They eat roots, shoots, stems, seeds, and leaves of grass and grain, bulbs, and berries. They also eat insects and Canada Geese can submerge their heads in water to graze on aquatic plants.
Branta was a Latinised form of Old Norse Brandgás, "burnt (black) goose" and the specific epithet canadensis is a New Latin word meaning "from Canada"
Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)
Sony A77ii
Tamron 150-600
f/5.6, 1/640s, ISO320, 330mm
Stamford, (UK)
Jan - 2021
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